Once a member of the Shirai-Ryu clan of ninjas, Hanzo Hasashi aka Scorpion was killed by the Elder Sub-Zero in battle while his whole family and clan were slaughtered by the menacing sorcerer: Quan Chi. Scorpion has returned, but he is now a ninja spectre. Resurrected and fooled by Quan Chi, he is now a warrior obsessed with vengeance, and blames Sub-Zero for the death of his family and clan.